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Okavango Delta

Covering more than 6000 mi², the Okavango Delta is one of the most dynamic and stunning natural places on earth. This inland delta in Botswana is a natural mosaic of palm-fringed islands, open savannah dotted with baobab and jackalberry trees, floodplains, marshlands, flowing rivers and crystal-clear lagoons. The landscape is so dynamic because each annual “flood” (arriving in April or May, subsiding by September or October) varies. Yet the effect is still the same: the inundation causes animals to cluster among the many newly-formed islands. This is one of the main reasons the Okavango Delta is arguably Africa's best game viewing area.

Another reason for its high quality game viewing is that the Okavango Delta is divided into numerous private conservancies. Conservancies are usually uncrowded because guest numbers are strictly regulated. Plus, owing to the low density of vehicles, drivers can venture offload to get closer to a wildlife sighting.

Frequently seen wildlife includes large herds of buffalo, elephant, giraffe and a variety of antelope, along with lion, leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena and other small predators. The Okavango Delta is also a major destination for birdwatchers. It is excellent for spotting birds of prey and has a huge variety of waterfowl.

Be sure to go on a mokoro (a traditional dugout canoe) excursion to explore the Delta’s innumerable waterways. Other available activities include day and night vehicle game drives, motorized boat safaris, canoe excursions, guided walking safaris, balloon safaris, scenic helicopter flights, fishing and even horseback safaris.

In the heart of the Okavango Delta is the Moremi Game Reserve. As a public reserve with less regulated guest numbers, night drives, off-roading (except in some cases) and guided walks are prohibited. Nevertheless, a section of the reserve called Chief's Island is considered to be the Delta's best game viewing.

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Featured Accommodations

Abu Camp

Abu Camp, set in a pristine pocket of riverine forest, is located in a 400,000 acre private reserve in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Abu features six luxurious “tents” built

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Camp Moremi

Camp Moremi is built atop the Xakanaxa Lagoon, located within the Okavango Delta’s Moremi Game Reserve. The elevated main lounge is the camp’s focal point. Overlooking

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Camp Okavango

Camp Okavango sits on the remote Nxaragha Island in the heart of the Okavango Delta’s crystal clear channels, serene lagoons and myriad islands. The camp accommodates 24

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Chief’s Camp

Chief’s Camp is located within an exclusive concession on Chief’s Island in the Okavango Delta’s Moremi Game Reserve. This luxury bush lodge has been integrated

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Chitabe Camp

Chitabe Camp sits in a private concession that borders the Okavango Delta’s Moremi Reserve. Eight elevated, Meru-style guest tents are en suite and each includes a fan,

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Chitabe Lediba

Chitabe Lediba is located in a concession bordering the Okavango Delta’s Moremi Reserve. The camp consists of five spacious Meru-style tents with en-suite facilities. Each

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Duba Explorers Camp

Duba Explorers Camp is ideally located on a 77,000 acre private concession in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Built on an island, surrounded by expansive seasonally flooded

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Duba Plains Camp

Duba Plains is perhaps the Okavango Delta’s most remote camp. Located on a private 77,000-acre concession area, the camp is just north of the Moremi Reserve. Built on an

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Eagle Island Lodge

Located west of Chief’s Island in the Okavango Delta, Eagle Island Lodge has eleven reed and thatch chalets with en suite facilities. A highlight of your stay will be sundowners

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Gomoti Plains

Gomoti Plains is located in an exclusive community-run concession in the Okavango Delta. The camp features ten tents, including two family units, and decorated with locally

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Jacana Camp

Jacana Camp has five Meru-style tents each built on a wooden deck overlooking the floodplains of the Okavango Delta. The en suite bathroom is enclosed but roofless allowing for

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Jao Camp

Jao Camp is a premier property with five standard suites and two two-bedroom villas. Each of the unique canvas and thatched suites has been handcrafted under the direction of

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Khwai Bush Camp

Khwai Bush Camp is located on the banks of the Khwai River bordering the Okavango Delta’s Moremi Game Reserve. The camp features four standard tents and two family chalets,

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Khwai Leadwood Camp

Khwai Leadwood is located on the eastern border of Moremi Reserve, on the banks of a lagoon flowing into the Khwai River. The camp preserves the romance and traditions of a

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Khwai Mobile Tented Camp

Khwai Mobile Tented Camp is set up prior to your arrival and you will be greeted by the friendly staff. The sleeping tents are large, with insect proof windows, comfortable beds

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Khwai River Lodge

Khwai River Lodge is one of the oldest safari lodges in Botswana. It is located five miles north-west of the north gate of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve. Set under a canopy of old

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Kiri Camp

Kiri Camp is located in the western side of the private Gomoti game concession within the Okavango Delta. It features 10 tents, including 2 family tents, all raised up on decks

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Kwando Kwara Camp

Kwando Kwara Camp is located in the remote northern part of the Okavango Delta within the private Kwara Concession. The 656-square-mile concession borders the Moremi Reserve and

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Kwando Splash Camp

Splash Camp is located in the Kwara Reserve within Botswana’s world-famous Okavango Delta. The camp features twelve rooms, including two family units, each with en suite

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Kwetsani Camp

Located in the Okavango Delta’s Jao Concession, Kwetsani Camp is a ten bedded luxury tented camp raised on stilts beneath the shady canopy, overlooking the expansive

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Little Mombo

Little Mombo Camp, an extension of its sister camp Mombo Camp, is one of southern Africa’s most intimate camps. It overlooks a floodplain teeming with game on Chief’s

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Little Tubu Camp

Little Tubu is an intimate camp in the Jao Concession with just three tents. Each has a small, private deck in front, en suite bathroom and private outdoor shower. The main lounge

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Little Vumbura Camp

Little Vumbura sits on an island in the northern Okavango Delta only accessible by boat, making the approach to camp unique and exciting. Water-based activities with mokoros are a

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Machaba Camp

Machaba Camp is located in the Khwai Concession on the periphery of the Moremi Reserve. There are ten luxury tents, including two family tents, built in the classic 1950’s style

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Mapula Lodge

Mapula is located in the Okavango Delta, surrounded by seasonal floodplains and the iconic landscape. The lodge features nine thatch and canvas tents each with king four-poster

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Mma Dinare Camp

Mma Dinare is located on a private concession in the south-eastern Okavango Delta. Overlooking the Gomoti River, the camp features nine stylish tents with en suite bathroom,

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Mombo Camp

Mombo Camp, one of southern Africa’s most luxurious camps, is located on Chief’s Island within the Moremi Reserve. Built under a canopy of trees, the camp overlooks a

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Moremi Mobile Tented Camp

Accommodations include Meru style tents with an en-suite bathroom and a covered area in front of the tent. The tents are fitted with solid base camp beds made up with mattresses,

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Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp

Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp is situated just outside the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta. This luxury tented camp accommodates guests in nine east African style safari

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Okuti Camp

Okuti Camp is located on the eastern side of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve overlooking the Moanachira River. This area offers abundant birdlife as well as year-round game viewing.

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Pom Pom Camp

Pom Pom Camp is nestled on Pom Pom Island in a private concession in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Accommodations consist of nine en suite tents each with a small private deck

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Qorokwe Camp

Qorokwe Camp is located on the 64,900-acre Qorokwe Concession in the south-eastern region of the Okavango Delta. This exclusive region features diverse habitats, from acacia

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Sable Alley

Sable Alley overlooks a lagoon which connects to the Khwai River, on the periphery of the Moremi Reserve. Enjoy uninterrupted views of visiting game from the camp’s swimming pool

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Sandibe Safari Lodge

Sandibe Safari Lodge is found in a private concession in the Okavango Delta, adjoining the Moremi Game Reserve. Eight deluxe thatched cottages feature en suite bathrooms, open

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Seba Camp

Seba Camp has been built on an island in the Okavango Delta with a large floodplain stretching in front. The camp’s site was carefully chosen in an area where, during the dry

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Shinde Camp

Shinde is located in the heart of the north-eastern Okavango Delta in a private game concession. Built on a palm island, the camp features eight luxury tents, including one family

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Stanley’s Camp

Stanley’s Camp consists of eight classic styled safari tents with handcrafted beds, the finest linens, antique furniture and oriental carpets that will transport you to early

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Tubu Tree Camp

Located within the Jao Concession on Hunda Island, in the northwestern Okavango Delta, Tubu Tree is nestled in one of the Okavango’s most stunning wildlife rich areas. Newly

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Tuludi Camp

Tuludi is located in the Khwai Concession, bordering the Moremi Game Reserve, and offers an iconic Okavango Delta safari experience. The camp features seven tents, including one

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Vumbura Plains Camp

Vumbura Plains is a premier camp in a private concession bordering the Moremi Game Reserve in the extreme north of the Okavango Delta. Vumbura Plains has 14 luxury tents, split

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Xakanaxa Camp

Xakanaxa Camp is in a prime location on the banks of the Khwai River on the Xakanaxa Lagoon – in the heart of the Moremi Game Reserve. This unique region provides an authentic

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Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp

Xaranna is located on the edge of an exclusive 672,000 acre wildlife concession within the Okavango Delta. The camp features nine refined tents each with en suite bathroom,

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Xigera Safari Lodge

From evocative interiors and gently undulating architecture to one-of-a-kind African art and design, the recently renovated Xigera Safari Lodge is meant to stir each guest’s

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Delta Camp

Delta Camp is in the heart of the Okavango Delta on a small island close to the southwestern edge of Chief’s Island. It accommodates 16 guests in reed chalets each with en

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Duba Plains Suite

Situated in the Duba Plains Reserve within the Northern Okavango Delta, Duba Plains Suite is a 2-bedroom tented villa set on a raised platform overlooking a floodplain teeming with

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Hyena Pan

Hyena Pan Tented Camp is located in the Khwai Concession of the Okavango Delta. The camp features eight comfortable en suite tents each with flush toilet and indoor shower,

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Kadizora Camp

Kadizora Camp is located in the northern Okavango Delta in a scenic region of open savannahs punctuated by lagoons and tributaries. Thirteen tents feature large living spaces,

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Letaka Mobile Tented Camp

Letaka Mobile Tented Camp moves between three prime game viewing areas in Northern Botswana: Moremi Game Reserve, Khwai Concession and the Savuti region of Chobe National Park. The

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Little Sable

Little Sable Camp is located in the Khwai concession in the north-eastern corner of the Okavango Delta adjoining the Moremi Reserve. The area provides a wide range of wildlife

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Mankwe Tented Retreat

Mankwe Tented Retreat features 10 tented suites each with a private viewing deck with views of the Okavango Delta wilderness. The tranquil main area of the lodge houses a swimming

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Mboma Island Expeditions

Located on an Okavango Delta island of the same name, Mboma Island Expeditions is a magical mobile camp. There are 5 light Meru-style canvas tents equipped with twin beds and

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Mogotlho Safari Lodge

Mogotlho Safari Lodge, situated on the banks of the Khwai River, is surrounded by Chobe National Park and Moremi Game Reserve. Each of the 13 spacious and luxurious tents have been

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Saguni Lodge

Saguni Lodge is situated in the eastern part of the Moremi Game Reserve on an island of trees overlooking the Sable River. This rustic lodge features 21 tents, each with en-suite

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Sango Safari Camp

Sango Safari Camp is nestled in the shade of the trees overlooking the Okavango Delta’s Khwai River. With its open-air showers, hand crafted furnishings and classic styling,

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Xugana Island Lodge

Xugana Island Lodge is located in a private concession within the Okavango Delta. The camp features eight reed and thatch chalets built on stilts (16 beds) with en suite facilities

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Setari Camp

Setari Camp has 8 light and airy tents and 1 suite designed for families. All of the tents have private decks with spectacular views over the Okavango Delta. Safari activities

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Duke’s Camp

Duke’s Camp is located in the northern Okavango Delta and was designed by Jack Bousfield (creator of Jack’s Camp and San Camp). The camp is named in honor of Sarefo ‘Duke’

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